Forget Ohio State vs. Michigan … Donald Trump‘s got his eyes on attending a different college football game this weekend — reportedly gearing up to take in South Carolina vs. Clemson on Saturday.
The former POTUS will be in attendance for kickoff at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, S.C. … according to multiple reports.
Unclear exactly why he chose the Palmetto Bowl over the huge Buckeyes vs. Wolverines matchup — or any other big college football game Saturday, for that matter — although South Carolina governor Henry McMaster said Tuesday he’d welcome No. 45 at the stadium with arms wide open.
Of course, Trump does have a bit of ties to both programs … South Carolina, after all, voted for him in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections — while Clemson visited his White House for its two national championship celebrations in 2016 and 2018.
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You’ll recall … one of the Tigers’ visits to 1600 Penn. caused a little bit of a stir — after Trump served the team a grip of fast food. Although the team’s QB at the time, Trevor Lawrence, said he loved it.
The South Carolina trip will be Trump’s second appearance at a sporting event this month — he also attended UFC 295 in New York … where he appeared to be flipped off by Bill Burr‘s wife.
So, pretty sure that’s Bill Burr’s wife flipping off Donald Trump at the UFC pic.twitter.com/lRMj5sbUWX
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The expectation certainly is Trump will get a little more love than that Saturday — perhaps a big reason he’s going.